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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-23

American A grain bags, zoe; Stark A
grain bags, Csc.
Embroidery silk, 1c per spool.
"a sheets good quality, 5 pound note pa
per tor SC; 25 ex quality white envelopes, SC.
Job in ribbons, 9 to inches wide, choice,
loo per yard, a big bargain.
Mems harvest shirts, Csc.
Special cut on silk serge parasols. We
are overstocked on these, and you can get
big bargain here if you want pure silk para
sol.
Babies lace caps 13c each, to close out
lot of dozen.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-23
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LOW PRICES

That will the purchaser several cents every dollars
worth of goods We want your trade, you to buy
where you the most money. Read these prices
and then in and give trial, and will leave
to you five can't save you money.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-23
Straw Hats.

Mems Straw Hats at
a bargain, Boys Straw
Hats at a bargain,
Children's StraWHats
at a low price. We
have some Girls
Straw Hats that we
propose to sell them
way down to close
them out. Don't for
get this, it will pay
you to come in and
see them.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-23
Re-Arrested.

Three months ago George Stockton
was arrested by Sheriff Bartlett, in
Arkansas, for disposing of mortgaged
property in Saline county. He WAS
placed in the Salina Jail, and yesterday
had his trial. in which he was acquit-
ted and released. lie was Immediate
ly re-arrested upon the charge of bur-
glary, on a warrant sworn out before
Justice Thompson, of Holland town.
ship, by J. III. Carney. of that town.
ship. The warrant states that he en-
tered Carney's house at night, and
succeeded in getting thirty dollars
worth of articles. Sheriff Miller
brought Stockton down last night, and
this morning he was taken to Holland
for trial, by Deputy Sheriff Thompson.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-23

Come and see our
immense stock of Stiff
and Soft Hats. We
will show you the
style and the low
price. Some very
hobby soft hats for
young men and some
boys skull caps at 25c
apiece. Let us show
you our stock of hats,
we will save you
money.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
South African Diamond Thieves,

Although there is y considerable and
clever detective staff on the diamond
fields, there arc those at Kimberley who
can outwit the police, at any rate for :
time, ahd so it happens that such q mum.
Der of stones is annually stolen as to
prove factor IN disturbing the market
price. The chances of detection are no
doubt great; but the hope of securing u
few hundred pounds by little pccula-
ton is so tempting that there are always
hundreds of men at "the game" Some
Of the thieves, that is, tho men who
steal the stones they arc paid for un.
carthing, display great ingenuity in car.
rying away tho gems, The business of
diamond digging isn ,.turally arough and
ready kind, AMI presents opportunities
for fraud which arc not available ia
other industries. When diamond steal
ing first became a business, those inter-
cstcd, suspccting no evil, were easily
cheated. Stones were then carried
away concealed about the person Of the
laborcrs. But, as the thcfts increased,
greater precautions were taken to insure
the detection OF the thieves. Some of
the dodges which have been rcsortc6 TO
in order to carry diamonds from the dig
gins have been not little remarkable.
We have only room however for a sample
or two. Upon one occasion it is related
that an ingenious laborcr wrapped the
stones in small piece of soft bread, the
morscl being grccdily snapped by dog.
The dog was carcfally locked after till the
mine was left behind, when it was ruth
lcssly killed to obtain the hidden dia-
monds, which were contained in its
stomach. Domestic fowls have been
trained TO swallow the smaller stones,
which have a(lcrwarl kccn cut out of
heir crops. A parcel of stolen gems
has been known to have been got out OF
a wcll-walchcd digging by having been
ingcniously fastened t. the hair of {
| horses tail
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
To Sail Indcr thc Waves.

A new idea in submarine ,ats is re-
ported. An English inventor has con-
structcd boat which is sometimes 60
feet long, and sometimes considerably
less. In other words, it shuts up and
opens out like telescope and sinks in
the former case and floats in the latter.
A boat of this kind, which could dive
down aud hang torpedo to an advcr--
sary's keel would be an awkward custo-
mer to deal with IN naval battle. Per-
haps the scafghts OF the future are go
ing TO be decided under water, As the
land wars may be decided By balloons in
mid-air .---,.-=
The new idea, however, is only il: its
infancy yet, and may not be practically
developed TO: a long while. The teles-
coping boat to which we referred is said
to work satisfactorily but it has only
been tried, so far, in the shallow and
placid waters of the London docks. -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
A D0mesticatcd Storm Bird.

Several months ago during a violent
wind-storm bird was driven into the
Sun office in an exhausted condition.
The bird was secured and placed in tho
wicker basket that contained the re-
mains Of short. footed poctical cffusions
and long legged communications. The
stranger was q singular bird, with
russell feather gown trimmed with white
at the tip, and a mellow red beneath his
wings. His eye was brilliant in the ex-
tremc, and courage was reflected in the
pcisc and carriage of his head. Not
many hours had passed until he knew
each member of the staff, and had left
his imprint on the fingers of those who
carcsscd him. The bird was given to
gentleman to rear, and he was christcncd
with the storm drops on his brow "The
Storm King" So he is now known,
and every day devclopes his fondncss for
the winds, rains and storms. In quiet
weather he is calm, but before the COM
ing and after storm has begun he is
wild with excitement, and rapidly sends
forth the notes of curious song, more
warlike than sweet. Baltimore Sun
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
The Submarine Boat.

With reference to the submarine boat,
which has attracted some attention in
the daily papers, it may be well to point
out that the idea il certainly more than
$50 ye,rs old, for in the reign of James
La Dutcbman, named Drcbbel, construct
ed boat which travelled under the sur
face of the Thames. Since then many
submarine vessels have been designed,
but none of them as yet accomplished
what has been done by Professor Turks
Peaeemaker, in the Hudson River, New
York. That vessel apparently drives
with ease and returns to the surface as
desired. A very powerful submarine
vessel is being built to the designs Of
Mr.. Nerdenfelt, with engines Of 1900
horse power, and it will probably be
ready for trial in Southampton Water in
the Spring. English Mechanic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The proportion of land to water upon
the globe has been usually re koned as
=. IL. But exception IS now taken 10
these figures, as the amounts OF each IN
the vast unknown polar regions are TOO
extensive to admit of anything like an
accurate ratio being established.
An English wigmaker has invented an
ele trio hat which he claims is perfect
cure for nervous headaches and neural
gia. The apparatus consists of a small
battery placed inside the lining of an
ordinary silk hat, with the flat terminals
outside the lining, so that when the hat
is put on a current of electricity passes
between the terminals and ditfuses It.
self all over the wearer's head.
A letter from Decatur, Ill.,, contains
brief count of the killing OF bir~is by
the electric light towers. Mr.. j. II.
Coonradt, Principal of the high school,
has deter ind ten different species
amorg the thousand or 50 birds killed.
The number killed is quite remarkable,
nor less so is the variety of species, par
t'cularly It tie time OF year tScptcmber)
when the event oct ulrcd.
A rcindcer's antlcr pierced with large
hole q d beautifu ly decorated with carv-
ings was exhibited recently by NJ. A.
Gaudrv before the aris Academy OF
s icacrs On one face are two seals, a
fish, and three twi of plants. On the
other are two eel Ike, slender animals,
tn . iadeterminabIc an mails, and an n
~tct This is fragment from the rein
d .cr are aud was discorcred in the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
APet Coon,

An old hunter tells the following
story in the Atlanta, (0a.l Constitution:
Speaking OF coous, did you ever have
pet cooni had pet coon, and hc
could get into more trouble than all the
pets that ever lived on fathers farm put
together. He would steal threads, Thin
bles, socks combs and brushes. Any
thing that was lost would be looked for
In the coon's nest. He had bed up on
the plate of the housc--an old-fashioned
story and half log house. Everything
he got hold of he carried there, and in
every trouble he got into he made for
thct place. Once I carried this coon
with me to quilting at old man Bag
lcy's. Old man Baglcy had heap of
bees, and you know coon loves honey
better than anything. The quilting was
proceeding nicely; all the women folks
sitting around plying their needles,
when in dashed the coon literally cov-
cred with bees. He rushed under the
quilt, strcwing the mad insects. l tell
you the quilters moved, and the chairs
flew and the dresses tapped, and such a
dancing was never seen before. Pet coons
were not worth much in that market af
terward.
The same coon got mo into trouble
again. lie would follow me all around
the place. One Sunday Frank and my
self went down into the pasture, just be-.
hind the horse lot, and the coon came
along too. In the pasture we decided to
take ride upon gentle horse that was
grazing there. We got the horse by the
name and led him up to stump, and l
got upon his back and Frank got up be-
hind me. Then the coon bounced upon
the stump and wanted to 60 up too, so
reached down and took him up in my
lap. No sooner had the horse started
off than the coon, fearful of falling,
stuck all his claws iuto the horses wcth-
crs, and the fun began. The horse went
running and kicking. Frank soon hit
the ground and left myself and the coon
holding on for dear life. l stuck on till
we reached tho lot fence, and there, as
the horse mounted high and went over,
came down across the rails, and left
the coon master of the situation. Father
heard tho racket, and soon the whole
; plantation was trying to catch the horse
to relieve it of its rider. That was the
last Of that coon. He got killed and
got whipped, and I've never wanted pet
coon sncc
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
No Mind Reader.

"Look here" said man this morn
ing, going into his grocer's, ''those
eggs you sold me last week were bad"
"Wcll, that wasn't my fault"
"Whosc was it, the! r.
''Blamed if l know. How should
tell what was inside of theml Pm a
groceryman; I'm no mind reader."--
Washington Critic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Too Ear Ahead.

"What do you want2' she snapped,
~ she held the from. door open about
three inches.
"Want TO clean the snow of yer side
walk" he replied.
"But it is clean"
"Then want to engage to saw some
wood for you next summer. The exi-
gcncies of the case demand that ! get
hold of some breakfast somehow or
other right off."-De.ron Free Press
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Wanted Him 10 Wait q Year,

"Sec he,e, Parker, you havn't con-
graduated me on my marriage. SiI
months have gone by"
"Are you in hurry hat / should:'
"Well, not particularly"
'Thcn wait year. BY that time
you'll want me to condole with you."-
Philadelphta Cali,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
How He Came 10 lie Convicted.

"Hello, Coly, where have you been
for the last ten daysl'
"In the anca,ter Jail. Joe. ,
"why. what did you dos"
Il stole ride on a freight train. No
body saw me e ther.'
How then did they convict your
They searched me-
Searched youl What Lad that to do
with itin
"A good deal. Joe. They 70; nd the
stolen r.de in INV ockct &c
Pre- ;ident Hyde, of Bowdoin College,
has cone out as a strong Temperance ad-
yocste.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
So LONDONDERRY. VT THURSDAY, JANUARY 1887
Our Truo Treasure.

Our Truo Treasure.
Every coin Of earthly treasure
We have lavished upon earth,
For our simple worldly pleasure,
May be reckoned something worth;
For the spending was not losing,
Though the purchase wa, not smalli
1t has perished with the using;
We have had it-that is ALL
But each merciful oblation-
Seeds of pity wisely sown,
What we gave in self negation,
We may truly call our own;
For the treasure freely given
Is the treasure that we hoard,
Since the angels keep in heaven
What is lent unto the Lord!
-. G. Sare.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

President Chauncey M. Depew Of the
New York Central railroad, in a recent
speech to the employees of his railroad,
said: "No man can stand still. The mo-
ment he tries to do nothing but eat his
meals and bottom chairs, he is no use. He
goes back. His opinion is not worth any
thing, and no man will pay him two cents
an hour. A man is like locomotive. AM
bition is the engineer. Hope is the fire.
man. The station where he stops to take
in coal and water are his home, the
church, the society he keeps, the libraries
he uses. There are no breaks on this To-
comotive. When he stops, the locomotive
must run back. How shall man use
these two months of the year which he
has at his disposall There is gentleman
who always steps IN just here-a gentle
man whom l have seen. He is called the
devil Some men do not believe in the
personal devil l do. / meet--him every
day Of my life. He ia enc of the most
cheerful fellows you ever knew"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
Score One for the Gnmln.

Allwho know Judge Bleclley and recall
his long, waving hair and beard will ap-
preciate this story from the Augusta (Ga)
Chronicle; He w ason his way to the Su-
preme Court one morning, when he was
accosted by a little street gamin, with an
exceedingly dirty face, with the customary
"Shine, sir9" He was quite importunate,
and the judge, being impressed with the
oppressive untidiness of the boys face,
said: 81 don't want shine, but if you
will so wash your face I'll give you a
dime" "All right, sir" swell, let me
see you do it." The boy went over to an
artesian hydrant and made his ablution,
Returning, he held out his hand for the
dime. The judge said: "Well, sir, you We
earned your money; here it is" The boy
said; II don't want your money, old fell
low; you take it and have your hair cut, :"
saying which he scampered off. The
Judge thought it so good story that he
Gold it on himself.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

The newest fashion in ladies' hats will
doubtless cause futter OF pleasurable ex-
S SJS@gn spseeptbie to the changes Of fash
ion Mate. and the more startling the de.
parture the more earnest tho gossip over
The new mode DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is a positive cure for the ills which
afiict females and make their lives mser-
able. This sovereign panacea can be relied
on in cases Of displacementss and all func-
tional deran oements 1t builds up the poor
haggard and dragged.out. victim, and gives
her renewed hope and fresh lease OF life
It is the only medi onS ailments soda SeG bL
druggists. under positive guarantee from
the manufacturers, that 1t will give salts
faction in every case, or money refunded
Read printed guarantee on bottle wrapper
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
HIS ONE HIGH Hat.
The Only Occasion on Which Henry Ward
Beecher Wore n SILK Tile.

The Only Occasion on Which Henry Ward
Beecher Wore n SILK Tile.
Major Ponds attention was called to the
statement which has been published, and
which has been received with general
credenco, that Mr.. Beecher never wore
silk hat Mr.. Beecher's manager smiled
and then, according to the New York
Tribune, quickly exclaimed: "Only once.
must tell you about that It was at Mr..
Beecher's house one afternoon, and we
were to leave the house at four o'clock in
order to'catch a train. Mr.. Beecher, 40
cording to his custom on an afternoon,
had laid down for nap. l was in the
library, when, as the hour approached,
Mrs. Beecher called my attention to the
Tact and asked where Mr. Beecher was.
went up to call him, but he was not in
his room. l went down stairs and
thought would get my hat,
winch was silk one. l
could not find it where had left it, in the
hallway. just then Mrs. Beecher called
my attention to the front of the house.
Mr. Beecher had a cardigan jacket which
he used to wear around the house at
times, and you can imagine that it was not
particularly becoming to his form. went
to where Mrs. Beecher stood and looked
out. There in the middle of the street,
with lot Of children around him, was
Mr.. Beecher in his cardigan, my silk hat
o: his head, and stick in his mouth with
strings attached as children make bits
and be was prancing up and down and
back and forth and playing horse with the
youngsters. You would have died 9
laughing seeing that sight, Henry eX
claimed Mrs Beecher, what on earth are
you doingl Do you know what a sight you
ares You will lose the train
"Mr. Beecher stopped, drew out his
watch-he always carried frst-class
timekeeper-and replying as he put il
back, No. won't; I've got two minutes
YET off he galloped with the children al
his heels in high glee. He used up the
two minutes and we just caught the fer
ryboat in time. Many a time have we
barely caught the last boat; but Mr.
Beecher's watch was as true as steel, anc
he always calculated apparently to the
second. When he got on the ferrybo he
never stopped until he landed in the
pilot-house, He had the key to them anC
every pilot knew him, and there he would
go and stay until the boat got to her land,
ing"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

The captain of Il Chinese bark now
at San Francisco is in peek of trouble.
Some of his crew are Chinese, and the
others have libellcd the vessel for theil
wages. The captain havingno money,
the United States Commissioner has
ordered the bark to be sold to pay
Them. But the custom house officers
will not permit the Chinese sailors to
land, and the vessel is responsible for
their returnftC China.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

In General Debility, Emaciation, Con-
sumption, and Wasting in Children, SCOTS
Emulsion Of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites, is most valuable food and
medicine. 1t creates an appetite for food,
strengthens the nervous system, and builds
up the body. Please read: ~ tried SCOTS
Emulsion on young man whom Physicians
at times gave up hope. Since he began
lsing the Emulsion his Cough has ceased,
gained flesh and strength, and from all APP
pearances his life will be prolonged many
years. John SULLIVAN, Hospital Stew
ard, Morganza, Pa.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
Tho CutoSt LIttle ThIncs.

"Cute"! no echoed. "Well, don't know
as the adjective would have occurred to me
in Just that connection. But If you mean
that they do their work thoroughly, yet
make no fuss about it; cause no pain or
weakness; and, in short, are everything
that pill ought to be, and nothing that it
ought not, then agree that Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets are about the cutest
little things goingp
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

The old family Bible that belonged
to "Mary, the mother of Washington"
IS still in existence, and is kept in o
branch of the Washington family in
Virginia. 1t contains the family regis
ter, recording the birth of George
Washington, February %, 1889. The
binding has II cover of cloth woven by
the hands of b's mother.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

MRS, D. II. WADE, Scranton, Pa, writes:
"Had "a lame back for 10 years and St.
Jacobs Oil completely cured me-" Price,
fifty cents.
Rev. Jas. Powell, d. D., Sec. Amer. Mis-
sionary Association, Sc Read Street, N. Y,
regards Red Star Cough Cure as the best OF
remedies and recommends it Price % cents.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

Send 10 cents to the PRIcKLY ASH BIT.
TIERS Co., St Louis, Mo-, and get a copy Of
"THE HORSE TRAINER"
A complete system, teaching how to
break and train horses in mild and gem
tie way, requiring no elaborate apparatus,
nothing more than can be found in any
stable in the country-a rope and a strap.
Every one handling horses should have =
nonU
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
The Oft Told Story

~ am glad my child" says the rOther to her cid.
est daughter, ito see you improving in health so
rapidly. Hoods Sarsaparilla is doing wonders for
you, after your long and severe illness. You look
better everyday"
YES, mother feel much stronger too.
Why, can play all the afternoon, and not feel
tired. And the medicine is so pleasant to take.
Sister always wants u taste when am taking it,"
well, it is really peculiar and a remarkable
medicine. have been reading its Phenomenal
Record. Every statement is 80 fair that it carries
conviction N fact
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

Tex strength and toughncss chat
friedrich acquires in The burning arc
theresult of fritting; the aluminium sill
icate fits with Impurities and with
silica, -azd an excess of the latter pre-
vents the fritting particles from render
ing the mass too dense or brittle
Boston BH9get.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

"A girl whether she refuses or ac-
eepts, always feels proud of her first
proposal, but after she has had the
question popped to hec three or four
times she can say NO in a tene that
ehills to the marrow. - Philadelphia
Herald
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

is not always innate or born with them, but
MANY instances are known where it has
been acquired by the persistent and judi
cious use of DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

or the peculiar medicinal merits of Hoods Sarsa.
parillp is fully confirmed by the voluntary testl
mony OF thousands who have tT ed 1t. Pecui;a in
the combination, proportion, and preparation OF its
ingredients, peculiar in the extreme care with
which 1t ia put up, Hoods Sarsaparilla accom-
phsheS cures where other preparations entirely
fail. Peculiar IN the unequallcd good name IL mas
made at home, which is tower OF strength
abroad peculiar in the phenomenal sPles 1t has at.
tanned, the most popular and successf / spring
medicine and blood purihcr before thepublie to-day
is Hoods SarsapArna
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

The Mark Lane Express says for
sixty years red pollod cattle have had
n home in the llttle village of StarstOu,
Norfolk, England.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
Purifies the Blood

MY daughter, II years old, had her blood poi.
sonod by wearing coored hose, and Troublesome
sores broke out on her feet and hands. Nothing
seemed to do her any good. We finally decided 10
try Hoods Sarssparlla, and afcr taking two bottles
she was entirely cured, as we have seen no indi-
cations Of impure blood since" MS. ROBERT
hACKENsTOE, Circlev.le Ohio.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
Hoods SarsapariIIa

seems to Sc thoroughly honest and reliable
MY daughter had been ailng some time with
general debility, and Hoods Sarsaparlla was rec
commended n us. After she had taken three bottles
she was completely cured ond built up. 1t is with
great pleasure that l recommend Uond'q SarsOpa-
rilla." Ben NJ. MIRRIELEEs, Supt. Cincinnati &
Louisville Mfil Line CO., Cincinnati.